Identity Statement
Title | Prof Riobáird P. Breathnach Collection |
Archive Reference | IE BL/PP/RB |
Web Link to this Entry | https://iar.ie/archive/pr-riobaird-p-brehnach-collection |
Creation Dates | 1930-1984 |
Extent Medium | 6 Archival boxes |
Context
Creator(s): Riobáird P. Breathnach, (1913-1975), Professor of Old and Middle English
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Administrative History ↴
Professor Riobárd Breathanch’s (1913-1975) was Professor of Old and Middle English at UCC from 1967 until his retirement in 1972. -
Archival History ↴
Unknown -
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Unknown
Content & Structure
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Scope & Content: Riobáird P. Breathnach, (1913-1975), Professor of Old and Middle English ↴
The collection contains Professor Riobáird Breathanch’s working academic papers, chiefly compiled during his tenure as Professor of Old and Middle English at UCC. Material is primarily concerned with Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, and Modern English, as well as Medieval and Modern Irish.
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Appraisal Destruction ↴
Permanent Retention -
Arrangement ↴
The collection is divided into four series: Academic papers, Printed Publications, Material belonging to Cormac Breathnach, and Miscellaneous material which doesn’t fit into the other series. Within each series, the collection is organised further by material type.
Conditions of Access & Use
Access Conditions | Available by appointment with the Archives Service to holders of UCC Readers tickets. |
Conditions Governing Reproduction | Where UCC holds the copyright, users can bring their own cameras (no flash photography is permitted), smartphones or tablets to take images of material, as permitted under Copyright Law, for purposes of private study, at no cost. A “Reprographic Application” form must be completed for each item copied. Staff can explain this process on the day of your visit. Consent of UCC Library is required for any other use, including publication (printed or online). |
Creation Dates | 1930-1984 |
Extent Medium | 6 Archival boxes |
Material Language Script | Old, Middle and Modern English, and Old and Modern Irish |
Finding Aids | Descriptive List; http://www.booleweb.ucc.ie/media/Archives/Descriptive_List_Breathnach.pdf Archive Web Link → |
Allied Materials
There are no Allied Materials
Descriptive Control Area
Archivist Note | Emma Horgan |
Rules/Conventions | ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottowa: International Council on Archives, 2000. |
Date of Descriptions | 42552 |